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Hopkins Engaged fails to attract high-profile speakers

After a summer of planning and raising funds, Hopkins Engaged has almost finished compiling its list of bands and speakers for the event this month.… Post the First Comment

Heat of presidential election comes to Hopkins campus

Red and blue campaign slogans have decorated campus lately as the JHU Students for John McCain and the JHU Students for Barack Obama attempt to promote their causes and gain supporters. … Post the First Comment

Project HEALTH volunteers aid citizens in need

Public health initiative allows Hopkins students to volunteer in efforts to reach out to Baltimore residents in need of support
For the past two years, Hopkins students have made an impact on the lives of over 3,000 Baltimore residents as volunteers for Project HEALTH. … Post the First Comment

Housing office blames high prices on Commons, slow economy

University housing prices have increased at an average rate of 4.6 percent over the past five years, according to a March 2008 online report by the Office of News and Information.… Post the First Comment


Hopkins ROTC numbers increase 56 percent from last year

Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) enrollment at Hopkins has increased significantly over the past year, despite the national drop in average ROTC enrollments. Post a comment

Disparity seen between on- and off-campus safety

Hopkins is the safest college campus for the second year running, according to a survey of 135 colleges conducted by Reader's Digest. Post a comment

Dr. Kagan explains interest in Spain, teaching

Professor Richard Kagan has earned a reputation among students as an enthusiastic and self-labeled "theatrical" professor of History and Romance Languages in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Post a comment

Hopkins to offer online degrees to grad students

Hopkins is adding an online certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to its Environmental Sciences and Policy Program this fall. Post a comment

Disguse your Walk of Shame with pajamas

Walk of Shame, Stride of Pride, call it what you may, the majority of us have done it. Whether it was in the morning light or just before the break of dawn, we have seen those knowing looks and smirks of amusement. Post a comment

Treat your tastebuds to Chocolatea, a hidden gem

I am a confessed choco-holic - always have and always will be. For this reason, I was instantly intrigued by Chocolatea, an eclectic café that calls itself "a world out of this world." What's truly unique about Chocolatea is how it takes two unlikely flavors, chocolate and tea, and makes them taste so effortlessly good together. Post a comment

How haute couture survives in a troubling economy

Once again we find ourselves back on this campus we call Hopkins. Yet this time around something feels different. Post a comment

In the battle of elliptical vs. treadmill, which machine really delivers?

For anyone who frequents - or occasionally visits - a workout room or gym, the conflict over whether to use the elliptical trainer or the treadmill may be a familiar one. These two popular machines promise the user heart-pounding, fat-burning, muscle-building exercise in an ideal, controlled setting, but can they really deliver? Experts have long debated the benefits of the elliptical versus those of the treadmill. Post a comment

SGA amends constitution, encounters delays

After passing a new constitution in the middle of spring semester, the newly renamed Student Government Association (SGA) passed a set of bylaws on Tuesday that now allows them to operate fully. 1 Comment

City officials embark on Inner Harbor renovation

City officials embark on Inner Harbor renovation

After a delay of four decades, Baltimore politicians and architects have revived plans to renovate the Inner Harbor into a tourist-friendly boulevard. 5 Comments

Future of covered grades in question

Tour guides told to de-emphasize school's policy of first semester covered grades

Hopkins has recently taken steps to de-emphasize the covered grades policy amidst a new round of debates among administration and faculty members regarding the continued viability of the policy. 1 Comment

Legacy applicants given extra consideration

Slightly lower high school grades don't determine college performance

At Hopkins, the average high school GPA of students accepted as legacies is .05 lower than that of regularly accepted students. Post a comment

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